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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proclaim \Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proclaimed}; p. pr
& vb n. {Proclaiming}.] [OE. proclamen L. proclamare pro
before forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf F.
proclamer. See {Claim}.]
1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide
publicity to to publish abroad; to promulgate; to
declare; as to proclaim war or peace.
To proclaim liberty to the captives. --Isa. lxi. 1.
For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak.
Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council
forthwith to be held. --Milton.
2. To outlaw by public proclamation.
I heard myself proclaimed. --Shak.
Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See
{Announce}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
proclaimed
adj : declared publicly; made widely known "their announced
intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to
the government's policy" [syn: {announced}]
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